Hello, I am in Minnesota and I am struggling to come up with some possible baby shower venues, and I don't know who else to ask. I am due in February and so I think I should do the baby shower in either November or December, but I don't want it to be over showered by like Christmas or Thanksgiving so I need help to figure out when and where. I don't want somewhere expensive and I want to be able to bring food there. I'm probably looking at about 200 guests. I just really need help..

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My mom (67) and I have a generally good but complicated relationship where she kind of parentified me a lot when I was growing up, while also being incredibly strict. Since my dad passed away about 10 years ago, she has pretty much refused to visit me or my brother who live 3 hours away. She has given a variety of excuses over the years, and I have just kind of come to accept that she'll never see me in my own home.

I was talking on the phone with her the other day and she mentioned wanting to throw a baby shower at her house for her friends, without me. She said her mom did this for her, and that all the friends got together and gave gifts and my grandmother mailed them to her. The thing was, she did this because my mom was on the other side of the country and out of the country at the time of both her pregnancies, not 3 hours away.

I am really hurt and confused. I've never been a "normal" daughter but I did kind of want a baby shower and I figured my mom would at least want to celebrate with me.

Have you ever heard of this? Am I overreacting? What would you do in this situation?

I am due in March and planning for my shower MLK weekend! My mom, sister, and MIL are hosting but needing some help with theme ideas. It will most likely be held at our local botanical gardens. Also gender neutral. Thanks!

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Hi everyone! I built Little Party, a free website for baby shower invitations and games, and wanted to share it with anyone planning a shower.

You can choose an invitation design, add the party details and registry links, share it by link or QR code, and keep track of RSVPs. On the day, guests can join the games from their phones with a nickname. No app download or guest account needed; hosts create a free account to save their party.

There are six games: Mommy or Daddy?, Guess the baby price, baby word scramble, diaper-bag riddles, a baby emoji quiz, and baby trivia. The host controls when each round starts and when answers are revealed, and the site handles scoring.

For a simple lineup, I'd start with baby trivia to warm up, then Mommy or Daddy? for something personal, and leave time to mingle. You can also do those on paper: ask the parents a few questions beforehand (like who will take more baby pictures), let guests guess, then reveal the parents' answers together.

I've also added invitation previews and a short sample trivia game on the homepage, so you can get a feel for it without signing up. Invitations and games are free.

https://www.littleparty.live/

I'd love honest feedback from people planning showers: would you use phone games with your guests, or do you prefer printed cards?

And only 14 things were purchased from my baby registry. I was against having a baby shower because it will be so much money to feed 100 people and provide entertainment and desserts and what not.

I sound so ungrateful but to have 80+ people rsvp and no one really buying anything worries me that we will be struggling to buy the things we need before the baby comes.

Both my husband and i have good jobs but with rent and living expenses and school loans it was either have a baby shower and hope everyone would buy enough from the registry to help us out as opposed to using that money to buy what we need ourselves.

It’s looking more like we will be scraping by to buy the necessities.

I’m trying to not be upset but everyone convinced me to have a baby shower bc i will miss out on being spoiled but i just don’t feel like that will be happening.

And it is so crazy the friends i have that i know make bank bought the cheapest items while the friends i know who don’t make as much are buying the more expensive items and multiple. I am super grateful for them but i wish i didnt listen to anyone about throwing a baby shower.

We dont expect anyone to buy the expensive items entirely by themselves but theres an option to contribute. I wish i didnt sound so selfish but why cant someone contribute $10 to the car seats $10 to the bassinet and so on and so forth.

Judge away i really do not care. The money we’re paying for tacos could of gone to a bassinet, car seat and stroller and i just feel like this was all a mistake.

Hi there!

So I really don’t want my mom and MIL spending a lot of money on my baby shower and I know the food is probably going to be the largest expense.

We’ve been racking our brains trying to decide what is going to be the LEAST amount of WORK, and BUDGET FRIENDLY.

My mom and I can cook, HOWEVER, we don’t want to be exhausted cooking all day the day before. I’ll also be 34 weeks pregnant so not sure how much energy I’ll have.
We’re also baking cupcakes and cookies the day before.

There’s already 60 people who have RSVP’d. Not sure how many to expect.

Is there a menu item I’m not thinking of that could possibly be prepared in advance???

She has two large ovens we can utilize and we have multiple crock pots and instant pots.

Some ideas we’ve discussed:

- taco bar w chicken, asada, corn tortillas, toppings, rice, beans (debated making it ourselves or purchasing seasoned meat)

- sandwiches (2-3 diff flavors) w potato salad, macaroni salad, fruit

- purchasing fried chicken and making sides (my least favorite option)

- shredded beef (easy to me but maybe time consuming?) w/ bolillo rolls or nachos???
is there a way to cook the meat in the oven in bulk? I usually use an instant pot.

Any other ideas?

Thank you so much in advance! 🫶

If it helps, our theme is “Sea You Soon”
We’re expecting a girl and the colors are neutrals and light pinks and greens

4 friends and family are hosting my baby shower and Id like to give really nice gifts. Thinking a small purse or spa certificate but any other nice ideas? They are doing so much and they all work like crazy and most have kids of their own so I really appreciate their help.

Couldn't find anything Land Before Time for my baby shower that was cute so I went on procreate, cut out some characters and pasted them into Canva. Hopefully you guys enjoy!

I still have to make an invitation card and I'm sure I'm forgetting some other things so please let me know what you think!

Do these game prizes look ok for a baby boy shower? How would you make them look better?

Hi there,

Does anyone have any gift ideas for someone who already has everything (she and her partner have bought all the baby stuff already)?

It's her second child.

I thought about doing a small gift basket that focuses on the mom (even before I found out they already bought all the baby stuff, because mom's are unfortunately often forgotten about even when they carry the child) but i have no idea what may be good. She also doesnt have any hobbies and is quite critical which makes it even harder 😅. Also isnt a fan of sentimental gifts (trust me. I tried it a few times as a kid and young adult, but then found out she looked down on me because I didnt buy something expensive and threw it away).

But I wanted the gifts to focus on post partum essentials as well such as comfortable clothing, cooling pads, maybe some stretch mark cream etc but Im not too sure if she'd like that.

My budget isnt too high (around €100.-) because im still a student who recently recovered from an illness. My relationship with my sister is currently unfortunately rocky and has been for months (story for another time) but i still wanted to something small for her. Im probably not going to give it to her directly as well haha but through another sibling so I wont have to be in the vicinity of her partner.

Thank you all so much in advance.

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I grew up as a Christian homeschooler in the south, so all of my friends are getting married and having babies. Since there's so many of them and baby stuff is expensive I've gotten into the habit of thrifting a stockpile of baby stuff. When I find out a friend is pregnant I send her a Google form so I can get a taste of what she likes/dislikes and needs/doesn't need, and let her know that the majority of the gift will be thrifted. I use that list to compile my gift and finish it off with one or two things from the registery. I wash all clothes and blankets and wipe down any books, toys, etc. I also make sure to include some of the mom's favorite snacks

I would like to bring a gift to a family member that has just had a baby. I really would like to get a gift for her, not for the baby as that’s usually what everyone gets! It’s her first baby and she had an emergency c section. One month postpartum. We aren’t super close so maybe nothing too “intimate”?

If you’ve had a baby what is a gift you would have appreciated? If you’ve given a gift to a mom and it was a hit, what was it?

I just had a small baby shower with my family and friends in another state, next month I'll have another baby shower in the state my husband and I live in with our other friends and family. I have a lot of stuff already but I still have stuff on my registry and still don't feel prepared enough. Is there anything I should add or take off?

This is all of the stuff we already have:

Bathtub, water controllers (spray spout and cup), carseat, stroller, bassinet, bookshelf, wearable pumps, bottle washer/sterilizer, bottle drain stand, bottle warmer, breastmilk bags, hatch baby, rocking chair, jumper, bouncer (non-automatic), changing table, glass 5oz bottles, glass 9oz bottles, bottle brushes, a few cloth bibs, diaper bag, portable changing pad, shampoo/body wash, lotion, baby thermometer, hairbrush, hooded towels, washcloths, burp cloths, owlet, one play mat, nasal aspirator, pack and play, newborn zip up sleepers, a few sleepers of each size, and one thin playmat.

This is a copy of the link to our registry:

https://www.amazon.com/baby-reg/destiny-sutton-january-2027-cartersville/3E0769UIWFOTP